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Royal Family after a tumultuous start to 2024 - for more reasons than one. King Charles confirmed he and
Queen Camilla will attend the annual Windsor church service to mark the holy weekend. However, the monarch has withdrawn from most public duties amid his treatment for cancer, as per the advice of his doctors. However, with Princess Kate also undergoing
cancer treatment, she and Prince William, along with their three kids, George, Charlotte, and Louis, will not be at the service or the celebrations. Read More Related Articles
Kate Middleton in never seen before snap as 80s star sends love after cancer news Read More Related Articles King Charles to sit apart from Royal Family at Easter service in 'huge' break from tradition As a devout Christian, the late Queen Elizabeth cherished this time of year, often spending it with her family in Windsor. She started many of the traditions still followed today. But a royal expert thinks King Charles might get rid of one of these rules, reports the Mirror . Now Charles is in charge, there have already been some changes in how the royals do things. Even his candour about his health problems is very different from how his late mum would have handled it. One change could see the royal children sit down for Easter dinner with the rest of the family, according to one expert. Read on for traditional Easter celebrations the royal family typically follow. The late
Queen Elizabeth II distributing the Maundy money during the Royal Maundy Service at St George's Chapel in 2019 (Image: ARTHUR EDWARDS/AFP via Getty Images) Good Friday traditions Good Friday is the start of the long Easter weekend and it's also when Royal traditions kick off. One such tradition is enjoying hot cross buns and a tasty fish dinner on Good Friday. "Easter Court was alive and buzzing when the whole family came to Windsor in those days," shared ex-royal chef Darren McGrady shared with OK! . "We were busy making Hot Cross Buns for breakfast on Good Friday and the kitchens were full of hustle and bustle." Darren also revealed hake was on the menu for Good Friday dinner. Chocolate treats
Prince William reportedly "terrified" cousins Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice (Image:
UK Press via Getty Images) No Easter celebration is complete without chocolate - and it seems the royal kids get their fair share during the holiday. Darren also remembered a year when a chocolate prank by a young Prince William left his little cousins, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, "terrified". He decided to create a Hickory Dickory Dock nursery rhyme-themed chocolate egg and sent it up to the nursery. He explained: "It had a clock on the top striking one and a sugared mouse peeking out of a mousehole." "We sent it up to the nursery on the silver tray, but 15 minutes later the Footman brought it back. He said, 'Nanny asked me to return this. Prince William has just stood on a chair and bitten the mouse's head off, frightening Beatrice and Eugenie.'". Join the Daily Record
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